First United Pentacostal

First United Pentacostal is a Pentacostal church in Leesville, LA 71446. It is one of 85 churches in Leesville.

Leesville, LA, 71446

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First United Pentacostal is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 394 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Louisiana — 16,682 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around First United Pentacostal

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 43.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 30.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 30.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.4%
  • Obesity: 43.8%
  • Social Isolation: 37.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
  • Depression: 27.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.2%
  • Diabetes: 17.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.6%
  • Unemployment: 8.2% (4.8–11.7%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Leesville city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 199 residents.

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